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Originally Posted by T Doll  Although I completely agree with your post (as well as yorkie_mama22's post), the crate part seems to be confusing me a little. When you crate train/house break them, aren't they supposed to spend most of their time in their crate? I've read/heard that you only take them out to eat/drink, go potty, and let them out for short periods of time for play/breaks. I've also heard that you should crate your dog whenever you can't keep a close eye on him (like when you're cooking/showering/etc.)
I guess what I'm trying to get at here, is why does it seem like the OP's dog spends too much time a crate, when all of the crate training/house breaking methods teach you to keep your dog crated most of the time?
BTW, I orginally planned to crate train Mocha for potty training purposes, but I gave up on it because I didn't like putting him in his crate for such long periods of time (not to mention, he was also a shrieker!). So this question doesn't really apply to me, but it did spark my curiosity  |
My pup was crate trained, but I did not leave her in there most of the time. I would have to put her in the crate when I went to work, but I made sure to visit her during the work day to take her out and let her hang out. And as soon as I got home, I would take her out, and she wouldn't go back in for the rest of the day.
Now that she's older, she has a large, wire cage she can hang out in if I have to go out.
When I took a shower, I would just close the bathroom door and let her roam around the bathroom. It was very easy for me to pull back the curtain and check on her every once in a while.
OP, it seems very weird to me that your pup is drinking urine. I have never heard of that, but maybe someone else can address that. Is she not getting enough to drink during the day? Pups need a lot of water (actually, yorkies in general seem to need a lot of water), so if you're caging her often then is she getting enough to drink?
Also, how much of a terror is she really when she's walking around? My Addie chews on everything and anything she can get, but even with me running around the house doing chores, I'm still able to keep an eye on her. Yorkies are very high-energy, attention-seeking pups. I'm surprised nothing you read noted that. Please keep us updated on your situation.
